Watch Jay-Z make 12-year-old fan’s dream come true as he asks: Can I rap for you?

When this 12-year-old fan of Jay-Z asked for a chance to show off his own skills behind the microphone, he could never have imagined the rapper would take him up on the offer.

However that’s just what happened at his concert in Greensboro, North Carolina over the weekend, after the youngster – who was holding up a banner which read ‘Can I rap for you?’ was invited onstage by the man himself.

And after initially appearing hesitant, he went on to impress both Jay-Z and the crowd with a verse from the rap star’s hit song Clique – leaving out some of the more controversial lyrics.

The 12-year-old was seen on huge screens surrounding the stage as he rapped a verse from Jay-Z’s Clique (Picture: YouTube)

‘Just skip the drug dealing part and go back to the numbers,’ the rap star jokingly told him.

The boy – later named as Justin Kyler by some sources – had a second surprise in store when he asked Jay-Z if he could meet him backstage – and was told he could.